Making men: the male coming-of-age theme in the Hebrew Bible
"This book identifies seven narratives of male maturation in the Hebrew Bible, and shows how this theme is employed by biblical redactors and narrators to highlight transitions in the historical prose of the Hebrew Bible. It also considers how these stories provide insight into the varying repr...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2015]
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Wilson, Stephen M., 1978-, Making men] (2018) (Kessler, Gwynn)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ Man
/ Growing up
/ Maturity
/ Narrative exegesis
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Masculinity in the Bible
B Maturation (Psychology) Biblical teaching B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag) Klappentext (Verlag) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | "This book identifies seven narratives of male maturation in the Hebrew Bible, and shows how this theme is employed by biblical redactors and narrators to highlight transitions in the historical prose of the Hebrew Bible. It also considers how these stories provide insight into the varying representations of biblical masculinity"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0190222824 |